Contract Programs: Administration The administration of ONHIR's New Lands Branch is administered by the New Lands Manager, assisted by an Assistant New Lands Manager who also is responsible for land withdrawals and rights of way. The overall administrative structure includes a secretary and a GIS (geographic information system) Specialist whose services are shared by the range management, land withdrawal, and community development program areas. Contract Programs: Range Management/Natural Resources This part of the ONHIR's New Lands Branch is responsible for range management, monitoring range condition, implementing and enforcing the "New Lands" grazing regulations (25 CFR 700 et. Seq.). This program constructs and maintains range improvements such as fences and windmills. It oversees range management planning by the range unit associations. It is also responsible for wildlife and woodland resources. Solid waste collection in Nahat'a' Dziil Chapter is a function of Nahat'a' Dziil Environmental Services, Inc., which receives funding and utilizes staff of ONHIR. According to ONHIR, Range Management's projected budget expenditures this year will be $931,494 for personnel. Program expenses exclusive of construction, grants and contracts, were $286,805 in the last complete fiscal year. It was not possible to determine the amounts expended for range management/natural resources construction, grants and contracts. Range Management/Natural Resources staff level was given by ONHIR as 24 full time employees, most of whom are Navajo. Also under the Range Management/Natural Resources program are the range unit associations. While ONHIR has been involved in wildlife woodland management, these functions are not reflected in the organizational charts or budget breakdowns so far submitted to Nahat'a' Dziil Chapter. Complementary Tribal Programs The Navajo Nation's Department of Resources Enforcement (Navajo Rangers) is responsible for enforcing range and resource regulations, livestock document inspections, and woodcutting and wildlife regulations. Nahat'a' Dziil Chapter could incorporate the tribe's resource enforcement function into the administrative structure for the proposed Range & Resource Management 638 contract. Other potential programs for assumption could include a proportionate share of the Navajo Department of Agriculture services expended from Window Rock. Contract Programs: Community/Economic Development ONHIR's Community/Economic Development programs include a small staff coordinating an array of grants and programs. The Community/Economic Development program area apparently functions without a plan of operation, as none was provided by ONHIR. This program area is potentially a vital one, but because of its indeterminate nature, one that will require careful negotiation by Nahat'a' Dziil Chapter in the contracting process. The Community/Economic Development program area has a staff of four. It was not possible to determine personnel or program operations budget figures from the material provided by ONHIR. A request for further information has been made. Team Leader Community Development Counselor/Advocate Projects and Contracts Information Specialist In contracting this ONHIR function, the Chapter must carefully evaluate contracts. Some contracts are for continuing activities, for which funding should continue to be available. Others are the beginning phases of larger projects for which completion funding should be made available. Projects and contracts subsumed under Community/Economic Development include: Vocational Building Skills Program: a certified, 10-month training program in the building trades, computer skills and "Youthbuild" Nahat'a' Dziil Chapter grant: funds Chapter planning committee meetings and special projects. EARC: a contract for a consultant to provide organizational development services to the Shopping Center Feasibility Study: ONHIR is funding studies which could lead to the development of commercial service facilities on Nahat'a' Dziil Chapter trust land site(s). |